Zumo 660 - UK Version with free shipping

Seeking advice.
Can buy above off ebay for AUD955.
I expect that after purchasing would then have to buy local maps to load - yeah ? Are there other risks or issues with this approach,
versus of course waiting for the 660 or juts getting on and buying [thanks BurnieM for advice] a 550 locally ?

Even better all the above maps are on the same card (16GB MicroSD + Internal memory).

I my example with those aussie maps loaded onto the unit, using the MapSource software you can cross reference information and you will always have enough details for proper route planning, weather you go bush or road.

Obviously you would have to buy the Aussie maps or if you are a bit of a "techie" like me, you could visit one of the GPS sites (enough said)

And just a quick comment to BurnieM:

I do not agree that the 660 is a less techical version, it actually provides a lot more features as you can see in the above bulletlist. Also all Garmin unit are providing output based on the loaded maps and the units features. Therefor a 550 would not be better a off-road choice than the 660. As an example, if I have TOPO Australia & New Zealand v3 map loaded on a 550 and 660 and I am standing in the middle of the "Great Central Road" the "Where Am I?" feature of the 660 would quickly allow me to find the closest gas-station, the 550 however would not provide such a function, even though it has the same map loaded.

The deal breaker for me is the lack of track functionality. I dunno if Topo from Garmin lets you route over fire trails, which would go some way to alleviating that shortcoming, but I've been places by GPS that without Tracks I'd never have gone there. And that's where the more technical units shine, but there's no extras like blueteeth or spoken words or mp3, just GPS.

Thanks for that Motohappy. I didn't know that Garmins TOPO was routable over fire trails and such, so I learned something new today.

I've been using a GPS60CSx (I bought a spare one too as they are cheap(ish) now). I paid for OZTopo but was disappointed that it wouldn't route, so I "obtained" CN 2006, which gives me that capability for most places, and I use that in cities where I need to get somewhere, say in Sidenee. The ability to do Tracks is pretty spiffy for non-routable mapsets, I also use Shonky and Tracks4Australia (which is coded not to drop detail when you zoom out, real handy in the outback) so I've got most bases covered, and I find in remote places I can end up using 2 or 3 mapsets for the same ride, as they each have different strengths and weaknesses.
CN 2006 is now missing a lot of new roads and freeway bits, so if you feel like PM'ing me about CN2011 I'll be receptive.